4.9% ▼ -34.3%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.5%
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 4.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who did voluntary work for an organisation or group.
Kings Park · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Community Participation in Kings Park
How people contribute — volunteering, unpaid care and domestic work, and defence service.
A huge gap exists between Kings Park and the rest of the country when it comes to volunteering. Only 4.9% of people here volunteer, which is well below the 14.1% national figure. This highlights a community where formal volunteer participation is very low compared to most other areas.
Participation
Volunteering for organisations and groups.
Just 4.9% of residents volunteer, putting Kings Park among the lowest for this activity. This figure has fallen from 7.5% in 2011 and is well below the Victorian rate of 13.3%.
Unpaid care & work
Caring for others and unpaid domestic work.
Unpaid care for children is much lower than most areas at 22.6%, and those doing 15 or more hours of housework are also well below the national figure. However, the 12.1% of people providing general unpaid care is about the same as the Australian average.
12.1% ▲ +1.4%
Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid assistance to someone with a disability or due to old age.
22.6% ▼ -3.7%
Lower than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.5%
- 2016: 24.8%
- 2021: 22.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who provided unpaid child care.
15.7% ▼ -5.9%
Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.7%
- 2016: 16.5%
- 2021: 15.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who did 15 hours or more of unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census.
Defence service
People who served in the Australian Defence Force.
Only 0.6% of the population has served in the Defence Force. This is among the lowest rates for similar areas and is a little below the Victorian figure of 2.0%.
0.6%
Lower than 98% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who have ever served in the Australian Defence Force (currently or previously).
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Community Participation in Kings Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/213011333/kings-park/topic/community